Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Togo instead of Malawi, you would:

Health

be 75.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 2.0% of people as of 2020.

live 1.1 years less

In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Togo, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 44.8% more likely to be obese

In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Togo, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.0% more money

Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2020.

be 66.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Togo, that number is 6.9% as of 2016.

Life

have 14.0% more children

In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Togo, there are 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 23.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Malawi, approximately 33.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Togo, on the other hand, 41.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 43% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 19% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 71.4% more likely to have internet access

In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Togo, about 24.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Malawi, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Togo, that number is 75% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.0% less on healthcare

Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Togo, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 72.4% more on education

Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Togo spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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